Archive for September, 2009
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Hey, Check Out My Slick New Editor!
Greg Christopher of VMware has written an article for DevX.com: Hey, Check Out My Slick New Editor!
In the article he discussing some of his favorite features of SlickEdit and why SlickEdit is his code editor of choice for programming.
On objections on switching editors
If your current editor works well enough for you, why switch? The answer depends [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Code Editors, Productivity, SlickEdit Products by Jeffrey
Friday, September 18th, 2009
Automating SlickEdit with Snow Leopard Services
I have always liked the idea of the Services menu, but found it frustratingly crowded and not often helpful. And I always thought Automator had real potential, but I never really found a place for it in my day-to-day work. With the improvements to the Services menu in Snow Leopard, the combination of these features is wonderfully [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Productivity, SlickEdit Products by Matthew E
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Diminishing the Role of Folklore in Software Development
There’s a great old commercial for Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pops that reminds me a lot of what happens on most software projects. The commercial features a crudely drawn cartoon of a boy trying to figure out a vitally important question.
Boy: Mr. Turtle, how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center [...]
